Partition for banks, offices, and other similar places



Feb. 26, 1929. 1,703,580

E. e. GASSEN PARTITION FOR BANKS, OFFICES, AND OTHER SIMILAR PLACE$Filed Feb. 25. 1927 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL GASSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.-

PARTITION son BANKS, OFFICES, AND OTHER SIMILAR rLAcns.

Application filed'February 2 5, 1927. Serial No. 170,820.

This invention relates to a partition which is adapted to be substitutedfor the grille, partitions which are often installed in banks, officesand other places to separate an outer space or room from the space orroom in which the employees are allotted to work.

Among the objects of the invention 1s to obtain a partition whereby'theemployees of the establlshment where 1t is installed will be protectedfrom assault and 1111GT) from a person or persons in the 7 provided forthose h act, or desirous of receiving change for money of a differentfrom pay rolls,

tion, for checks,

payment of bills presented.

space or chamber business to transmoney in exdenominaor in the A furtherobaving ject is to provide a partition which will atford the employeespositioned on one side thereof means to View so much of the space and ofthe persons on the other side thereof as is necessary to enable saidemployees to intelligently and expeditiously perform any and all dutiesIncumbent on or desirable for them to perform, A further object is towhile protected as recited.

obtain a partition which is economically made and installed, of goodappearance, durable, bers associated there and with are readilyunderstood and easily operated.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a portion of the partition embodying myinvention and of a movable member associated with and forming a partthereof:

Fig. 2

is a vertical section of the portion of the partition which isillustrated in Fig.

41, on line 22 of said figure viewed and cated by arrows;

as indi- Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of said portion of tie partition.

A reference character used to designate a given part indicates said partthroughout. the several figures of the drawing wherever the 59.1116appears.

of sheet metal. 1 represents the body of the partition, 2 a

portion of said body representing a mop board, and 3 a portionrepresenting a cornice.

"in the constructions illustrated in Figs. 1,

2 and 8 the body, 1,

of the partition is provided with table 7 on the front side thereof,

and with receptacle 14 on tom 15 of receptacle 14: is in s same plane astable the back. The botbstantially the 7; and the partition is themovable mem- 7 the aperture 16. 18 represents a runway or guide in whichdoor 17 slides when operated. It will be observed that the forward edgeof bottom 15 is set back from partition 1 so that door 17 moves betweensaid. edge and said partition. 19 represents a cover to receptacle 14,and 20 represents a pivot by means of which said cover is hinged topartition 1. 21 representsa handle pivotally mounted on cover 19. 22represents a catch or hasp on handle 21, and 23 an'abutm'ent on theoutside of the rear wall, 24:, of receptacle 1 1. When cover 19 is in aplane to close or cover receptacle'H theweight of handle 21 causes catchor hasp 22 to engage with abutment 23 and lock said cover from beingraised by a person in front of the partition. When cover 19 is to anemployee the handle 21 is grasped and be raised or turned'on its pivot20, by

turned on 1ts pivot, thereby catch or hasp 22 V is released fromengagement with abutment 23, and continued raising of said handle raisessaid cover.

lVhen a package of any kind is to be discharged from back of partition 1through 16, to be received by a person or.

of the partition includesthe followin recited ,meinbers, operatin ashereinafter described.

5 represents a lever and 526 a pivot which forms the fulcrum of saldlever. 27 represents a flexible connection to lever adja cent to one endthereof and attached to levers 28, which are pivotally mounted at 29 onsaid door 1.. 30 represent catches or hasps on levers 28, and 31abutments with which t ie catches or hasps are engageable when the door17 is in position toelose the aperture 16. 32 represents a spring whichis attached at one end to the door 17 and at the other end to levers 28.Spring 32 yieldingly holds catches or hasps 30 in engagement withabutments 31'and locks the door closed against a person, in front of thepartition.

To automatically return door 17 to position To open door 17 it isnecessary to step on lever .and force the end thereof to whichconnection 27 is attached, downward. The initial downward movement ofsaid end of lever 25 turns levers 28 on pivot or fulcrums 29, to releasecatches or hasps 30 from abutments 81, and continued downward.ll'lOVcIIlGllll of said end moves the door 1? down, causing it to slidein runways 18.

On releasing lever 25 from its operated position the weights 38automatically move door 1? and the ends of lever 25, up, closingaperture 16 and permitting spring 32 to turn levers 28 and cause catchesor hasps 30 to engage with the immovable abutments 31, and lock saiddoor closed.

Above door 17 and aperture 16 there are placed aperture 11 and shield13, to enable the employee in charge of the door to identity the personor persons in front of the partition who are in position to receive thepackage.

I claim:

1. A partition provided with an aperture, a

shelf rigidly attached to said partition on one side thereof and areceptacle on the other side of said partition, means to close saidaperture, said means to close forming one side of said receptacle, andan additional side of said receptacle consisting of a movable member, incombination with means to control said means to close said aperture, andmeans to loclr said movable member in place to form said additionalside, said means to lock arranged to be controlled by a person on thesame side of the partition as said receptacle.

2. A partition provided with an aperture and with an additionalaperture, a shelf rigidly attached to said partition on one side thereofand a receptacle on the other side of said partition, means to closesaid first named aperture and said means to close forming one side ofsaid receptacle, and an additional side of said receptacle consistingolfa movable member, in combination with a shield tosaid additionalaperture, means to control said means to close said aperture and meansto 1001:

said movable member in place to form said additional side, said means tolock arranged to be controlled by a person on the same side oi thepartition as said receptacle.

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